mid 16th-early 17th century, Wanli period
H. 20 x Diam. 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) (with cover)
Terracotta
Porcelain with all-over application of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date); with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within the hollow stem
16th centuryChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip, carved, and painted with green (copper), yellow (iron), and dark brown (manganese) under clear lead glaze (with zinc and barium)
20th centuryTinned copper
17th centuryPersianEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekGray earthenware
4th century BCEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChineseProto-porcelain ware: stoneware with natural ash glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChinese